The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-12
Maine Matters.



MEETING OF GRAND MASONIC BODIES.
Areport Of the first days session in Portland
of the Grand Masonic bodies was published
last week. Wednesday, May 4, the Masonic
Grand Chapter was called on at 8 o'clock.
Routine business. principally reports of com
mittccs. occupied the morning. Past Grand
High Priest Burbank was called East, and
officers installed by him. the Grand High Priest
trict Deputy Grand High Prie>ts-5th district.
Almon {. Waite, Portland: 9th, W. Scott
Shorey, Bath; tth. Henry II. Taylor, Machias.
Grand Chaplains Rev. John Gibson, Portland; !;
Rev. William II. Pillshury, Bucksport; Rev.
Marion CroSley. Portland. Grand Capt. Host
hudson j. Dunbar. Portland; Grand Prin.
Sojourner, Lorenzo Shaw, Yarmouth: Grand
X. y. Capt, Albro +. Chase, Portland; Grand
Master, 3i Vail, Wilford J. Fisher, !ia>iport !;
Grand Master, 2d Vail. Henry $. Webster,
Gardiner; Grand Master l>t Vail. Charles Il.
Tilden, lIallowcll; Grand Steward. A. r.. Col
Inns. iioulton; Grand Steward, Howard ID.
smith, Norway; Grand Steward, Geo. Lals,
Bangor; Grand Steward, Benjamin Morrill,,
Blue Hill; Grand Lecturer, Frank +. Sleeper.
Sabatis; Grand Sentinel, Warren o. Carney
Portland. At II o'clock the Grand Chapter
closed.
The Order of High Priests met at II A. NJ.
the venerable Oliver GerrSh (in his ?2d YEAR,
presiding. The following We're elected for Tn"
j n.
land: Senior Vice President. Josiah II. Drum
mond. Portland: Junior Vice President. Ed
ward +. Burnhanl, RoNhury. Mass. Treasurer.
Levi A. Gray, Portland; Recorder stephen
FERRY, Portland; Master of Ceremonies, Horace
II. Burbank. Saco; Conductor, FcsScnden l..
Day, Lewiston; Chaplain. VIM. j. Burnham.
Lewiston; Steward, Albert NJ. PcnIcy. Auburn:
Warden, james Nj. Nevens, Bucksport Thir-
teen high priests from different parts of the
State were admitted TO the order. AT 1920 the
council closed.
The Grand Lodge met at two O'Clock. Three
more lodges We're represented. The business
OF the session was an cNcmpliiication of the
work: fine musical programme rendered by
the Mcn'lci>>"hn ouartctte of Habboni Lodge.
lewiston The work was eXcmplitied in part
by Atlantic Lodge, Grand Master Day and his
Grand officers officiating as officers of that
lodge. The hall was den>cly crowded and
great interest was felt in the ceremonies
Thanks of the Grand Lodge We're voted to
Atlantic lodge and to brethren who filled its
offices and to the nnartettc for its admirable
rendition, and the Grand i.o,ly, adjourned at
tive o'clock until 4, NJ. Thursday.
The Grand Council OF Royal and Select
Masters met at , +. NJ, Charles w. IIancy, of
Belfast. Me-. Grand Master. presiding. The
followin" officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Grand Master. Charles W. ianev Bel
fast; Deputy Grand Master, Albert Nj. PEN
ley, Auburn; Grand Principal Conductor. ID.
+. seymour, Calais: Grand Treasurer, Lander
W. Forbes. Portland; Grand Recorder Ira
Berry; Grand Chaplain, William J. Hurnhtm.
lewiston; Grand Master of Ceremonies. ".
r. Estes. Showhc.an: Grand CAPTAIN Of
Guards. Joseph vi. Hayes, Bath; Grand Con-
ductor. Albert /. Mathcr. Rorkland: Grand
steward. William q. Mason. Bangor: Grand
Sentinel. W. G. Carney, Portland. The hll>i-
ness routine closed.
The Grand toMmanerv of knights Tenn
plal> Of Maine met at ! l.. NJ, john q. Shaw.
of Bath. Grand Commander. presiding. Four
teen o;tt of the sixteen communicates We're
represented. Grand Commander Shaw made
long and interesting address. reporting the
oltrr III very prosperous: condition through
ont the State. other grand officers submitted
their reports 1T length, occupying the time
until o'rlorh. The report on returns Showed
l6 r"'lilh"il'i'rcs ansl 1910 members. AN liz
crease of II. and lO2 arcc->ionS durin., the
year. The following officers We're eirrtrd:
Grand Commander, William j. Eurnllanl. Lew
Locke. Portland: Grand G"ncrali>>imu. Edwin
NJ. furr. Bath; Grand Captan-tcneraI. Ar
lin"ton Il. Mar>ton, Bangor: Grand Prrlatc
Rev. Marion Cro>lcy. Portland; Grand Scnor
Warden. ''chn +. Avery. Augusta Grand
Juhlpr Warden, Thomas l.. Shaw. Portland:
Grand Treasurer Charles Fohcs. Portland;
Grand Recorder. Ira Berry. Portland: Grand
Standard Bearer, W ilan j. i.ander>. Gari-
ncr; Grand sword Bearer, Horace \. Bur
bank. Sac"; Grand Warden. Horace W. Stew
W.rr." - r,r ,i'.n W. i',' ',i'i'''
r, +, Sln,',,n =, AZ =, '.''t'.lri
'on,inan,!rrv closed
ihr Grand Lodge met at !, j. NJ Thur>,lay
tiiion> for nrw ln,I,. ~ '.n p
Of Wi,tnr Ij,rhn,. MI th,, .".,'''- M NJ
,.r,ni nt,;.nr. ynr" ;n,4'iio ~, n., .,. III,
NJ .t..,. i,",,,n,,n"i H., ~ a., ,'Ia'.
being made: corresponding tranl Secretary.
VIM. q. FoN, Portland; District Deputy Grand
MtI'"fS: il,lriNt 1>l; II. .. Ferry, fori Fair
,rlu' ~ 'onn r. 'HNrr' h'aI>; VI. licrbrit
i,irii>' ~, r>' Mi''li'nS; Hli' James f. PARSONS.
. ',,'' :l''F't +. taeh>'li. H"h>"h.
y. I, h' " iii'' II. ho'li>"li' Bangor; .il. G H.
ilN ilaN' NINA >'h' 'aiier ftthal. W 'l"rPoit:
,"n, m llIla,h \. @,rl,"h' l,ahnifi>r"t'a: llth,
iiaadt'y .. i,3"',' lihlioWtil: i3th. ). Wesley
',lliiian' ,' ,,aN'Hil"; i"lh; IVORY Low" canaan;
:. 9o'lhtAn' -Anhlfa' i0ti!, rank stanley,
i'iNn'"' '',h' -h'',,H 80 y I'lmhSha'h' f"fi
I,HH' li. lH'h' howard bracket; i?th. George \.
Nhp'tlrh' N"h'"nthk 2"ll. mon apr"intrd
Eny iharll,. g, iin.I i,',,iI. VI ''i''',t
Little, SkoWhr@An; Rev. &. +. i.cllinyweil
Bar ilarhor; l.cN. Leonard IL. Bean. Farming
ton; Rev. a. J. pa,lclford, Calais; Rev g.
'ro~lcy. Porlanl; Rev. Phillips Thatcher
Portlnnd: Rev. ". Getrhcll. Green. Grand
Marshal. Ai@crnoG VI. Roak. Auburn: Senior
Grand Deacon. Hen Moore North Arson:
Junior Grand Deacon, 8 clifford Bclcher
Pennington: Grand stewards. j. Fred King.
South Paris, Alfred :. kimhall. NorWav, has
W. Stctson. pamari>rotta; Grand Sword Bear
er, Nathan Woodbury.. Lewiston; Grand stand
ard Bearer, Samuel G. Davis. Denmark: Grand
Pur>lliyaut>. Junl>on Il. dunbar Portland:
Miarl II. Lawrence, Calais Gralld Lecturers
George +. Raymond: Grand Or=ani>t moi tl-
pointed; Grand Tyler, Warren @. Carney,
Portland. At ll.lj the Grand Iod.r rlo>rd
s.x. al. ,-rrrr,>
,r, .:..,
:. "' h''h annual 'h'amphMh' 81 thr sons OF
,v'r'i1hS' oi Milne, me, III ho'hlai' Nay I'm.
WIZ WI. a'o'' ~" ~ al'enthr,. me reports OF
0i''''i sioM Il pi''l,'c vi "i on li'hn' "hn :"
'a'S ''','' 81" "'incf~ Ill @o"i siahiing. NE
Hln'th t'''t.u iit' "oici. noiii> ~. i.!hhN.
" y '.iu'iN Lieut. oiohe,' "aido u; irffN'
vi l'''.iu, -nal'i a"Fri"th. hciitSl'
Eouhen ! re" :. io''''' bangor: y. : hart'e'l.
r'a>' >to,iclalh' H!iii'h'i bil'' Auhurn; i,tl'-
que. " NI,ioha, i-hfamphltht' i. >. Nthhtr
~, ~" i>toii, i. =: p"lhci'' Nahufh: Aitefhalt>,
= =, ho'i'aS -. i-lbhI' \ihaitIaVrh' Edward j.
''',th' NpfihSNah''
IN GENERAL.
w.+.,,iu,, ,.,t.1 f.. ....,., ,, ,,,.,.;
tion of tb,. W,t,r,;iic Wnt.r tn =" '''i'''
~. h,., ,.,,,, ,iiI lnt Ii,,i ,l,,,,., i; ,,,.
vicinity nf Nnnsnhr,l ,ln - ~
Gnv Hn.,y,,lI ~ W.,;1 ,.;,, ,,,, u,,,.,,,
,I,,n ~ ' = " "t - T"' =
1',,iu;i 'i'i."a m o. 10y N'h' aI'' W.. .n'nmlt
"'',s are SUPPOSED 10 nave been ihe rali>c.
cnn~rr.sm,n Ru,tnll. viii a.. ;r, a. ,I., y.
Donworth of Marhia>, for cadet 1T West Point.